The Centre for Doctoral Studies administers a range of postgraduate research degree (PGR) funding schemes that are open to international students. Please visit the Research & Innovation webpages for updates on funding for international postgraduate research students.
The Centre for Doctoral Studies at King's College London, also supports a number of schemes that are funded in collaboration with external sponsors. These include:
Mexico
CONACyT
CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) offers scholarships to Mexican students enrolling on postgraduate courses. The scholarships fund study in both taught and research courses, in key priority areas (as specified by CONACYT).
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the CONACYT website.
FIDERH
The Fund for the Development of Human Resources (FIDERH) is a federal trust fund, administered by the Bank of Mexico for more than 40 years, in order to finance postgraduate studies of Mexican students. They are also part of the System of Public Research Centres of CONACYT.
To find out more details please refer to our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the FIDERH website.
Chile
Conicyt/ Anid
King's College London and the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, ANID (formerly The National Commission for Scientific & Technological Research, CONICYT), Chile, have signed an agreement to offer a fee discount to Chilean ANID/CONICYT Scholars who enrol on postgraduate programmes at King's College London.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Conicyt/ Anid website.
Columbia
Colfuturo Loan Scholarship Programme
COLFUTURO is a joint public and private sector initiative aimed at facilitating the access of Colombian professionals to further education abroad.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the COLFUTURO website.
Colfuturo Semillero de Talentos Program
COLFUTURO is a joint public and private sector initiative aimed at facilitating the access of Colombian professionals to further education abroad. The Support being offered is a full tuition fee-waiver for one student who has already received an unconditional offer of admissions from a 12 month Master's programme at KCL.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Colfuturo Semillero de Talentos website.
USA
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship
Fulbright Awards are scholarships for American students wanting to study abroad.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Fulbright website.
King’s College London Marshall Scholarship
Marshall Scholarships are for American students for Graduate Study in any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level at Kings College London and will be for up to two years (with a possibility of a third year for doctoral studies).
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Marshall website.
China
King’s China Scholarship (K-CSC)
This opportunity supports students from China who are seeking to study an MPhil/PhD degree at King's College London.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Chinese Scholarship Council’s website.
Egypt
Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs
This is a brand-new scheme that was introduced at the end of 2020 to support Postgraduate Research students from Egypt.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs website.
Turkey
Turkish Embassy Scheme
To consolidate the relationship between King's College London and the Turkish Embassy Education Consultancy in London, an agreement was signed in 2018 to support postgraduate study for Turkish students at King's College London. This scheme is to support Master's and PhD students from Turkey.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Turkish Embassy Scheme website.
Palestine
Said Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship aims to promote education and development in the Middle East by providing opportunities to outstanding individuals who show potential to become leaders and innovators of change.
Fully funded scholarships are available for students from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine, to support the study of one year master's programmes at King's College London.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Said Foundation Scholarship website.
HESPAL
HESPAL aims to create the next generation of senior academics who can maintain international quality standards at Palestinian universities and develop renewed and sustainable links between Palestinian and UK universities.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the HESPAL website.
Commonwealth Countries
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for least developed countries and fragile states)
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from least developed countries and fragile States in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarships website.
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for high income countries)
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from high income countries for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.
Funded by the UK Department for Education (DfE), Commonwealth PhD Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
To find out more details please visit our Funding Database.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarships website.
Please note that the deadlines for the above schemes will vary considerably, so please check on the links provided to see whether they are still open for applications and if so what the deadlines and procedures are.